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The following is a list of species planted to elate : 

 No. Name. Natural Order. Local Name. 



.. Mahogany 



. Gettah Taban Merah 



,. Gel am 



. Jambu Ayer Laut 

 . Simpok 

 .. Arnatto 

 Durian 

 - • Angsena 



Loganisceae • • 

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Euphorbiaceae 

 Gasuarineae • • 

 Euphorbiaceae 



Malvaceae 

 Leguminosae 



1. Swietenia macrophylla ... Meliaceae 



2. Dichopsis oblongifolia ... Sapotaceae 



3. Melaleuca leucadendron Myrtaceae 



4. Eugenia grandis ... ... ,, 



5. Dillenea indica ... ... Dilleniaceae 



6. Bixa orellana ... ... Bixaceae 



7. Durio zibethinus ••• ••• Malvaceae 



8. Pterocarpus indicus . . . Leguminoae 



9. Cassia nodosa • •. ... ,, 



10. javanica ••• ••• 



11. fistula ... 



12. Afzelia palembanica 



13. Fagraea fragrans 



14. fastigiata ... 



15. Corton tiglium 



16. Casuarina equisetifolia 



17. Hevea braziliensis 



18. Manihot Glasiovii 



19. sp. 



20. Elateriospermum tapos 



21. Adansonia digitata 



22. Parkia africana 



23. Acacia Koa ••• „ 



24. Tamarindus indicus ... 



25. Poinciana regia ... ••• ,, 



26. Caesalpinia Sappan ••• 



27. „ sp. 



28. Erythrina sp. ... ••• „ 



29. Albizzia lebbek ... ... ,, 



30. Caesalpinia pulcherrima • •• 



31. Bombax ceiba ... ... Malvaceae 



32. Bauhinia tomentosa ••• Leguminosae 



The building up of an arboretum, representing trees that grow in 

 the country, either native or introduced, is a work of years. The col- 

 lecting of the various trees takes time. 



The work in this direction is, however, considerably lightened by 

 the hearty co-operation of the Forest Department, who have kindly 

 supplied many specimens and have promised seeds, etc., of others as 

 they become available. 



All the specimens were carefully labelled as they were planted 

 out, and records made of planting, origin, etc. 



A Substitute for Weeding. — The remarks of the Director of 

 Agriculture in his 1906 report on the planting of leguminous plants as 

 a substitute for weeding have excited considerable interest in the 

 matter during the year. 



Experiments have been initiated and are being carried on with 

 Crotolaria striata, Mimosa pudica and Dcsmodium trifiorum ; all there 



Merbau 



Tembusu 



Malebera 



Ru 



Para Rubber 

 Ceara 



Manicoba Rubber 

 Buah Prah 



African Locust 



Tamarind Tree 



Yellow Poinciana 



Silk Cotton Tree 



